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omukae ga kuru

おむかえが　くる

to pass away

Example

だれにでも、いつかは　おむかえが　きます。

Everybody eventually passes away.

Tags for this word

Column Hot Care

(one's) time has come

Directly mentioning "shi" (death) is usually avoided. "nakunaru", "ano yo" or "omukae ga kuru" are examples of phrases which may be used instead.